HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Okay, Thank you. I do believe that they are purple pinchers, and I have about 30 turbo shells in various sizes, as well as other types of shells incase they wanna be different. None of them seem stressed I’ve just never had a crab change shells so much in such a short amount of time. Hopefully the o...

I got a new hermit crab a little over a month ago from a souvenir store. My crab was in a painted shell so I supplied him with at least ten shells that are about his size, and he quickly switched into a better shell. But since then he’s switched shells at least two other times, is he just trying to ...

I have leftover bags of Sakrete Multi-purpose sand, and I’ve seen that Sakrete all purpose and play sand has been approved for hermit crab use, I was just wondering if Multi Purpose is also okay to use for substrate.

Thank you so much, I’ll try my best to keep conditions as close to perfect as I can

I'm doing a presentation on hermit crabs and was wondering how to keep mine safe if I bring him as a "show and tell". I'm in high school, but I know some classes can get loud and rowdy, so I don't want him to get too stressed. And would having him in a small travel carrier be good? It would be all d...

Thank you so much!

Are there any brands that are positive to be completely hermit crab safe? No matter what is bought? I’m trying to get some new things but I’m not sure what is hermit crab safe or even environmentally safe